Joseph Kitagawa
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- PhD Religious Studies University of Chicago
- Masters Religious Studies University of Chicago
- Bachelors Religious Studies University of Chicago
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Joseph Mitsuo Kitagawa was an eminent Japanese American scholar in religious studies. He was professor emeritus and dean of the University of Chicago Divinity School. He is considered one of the founders of the field of the history of religions. He is particularly known for his outstanding contributions to the study of religious traditions in Asia and intercultural understanding of the East and the West.
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Published Works
- Religion in Japanese History (1967) (98)
- On Understanding Japanese Religion (1988) (89)
- The history of religions : essays in methodology. (1973) (52)
- Folk Religion in Japan: Continuity and Change. (1969) (41)
- Myths and symbols : studies in honor of Mircea Eliade (1970) (28)
- Folk religion in Japan : continuity and change (1969) (27)
- The History of Religions (1969) (26)
- Folk religion in Japan (1968) (25)
- Ainu Creed and Cult (1963) (19)
- Essays in the History of Religions (1988) (16)
- Zen Dust: The History of the Koan and Koan Study in Rinzai (Linji) Zen (1967) (14)
- Buddhism and Asian History (1989) (14)
- Ainu bear Festival (Iyomante) (1961) (12)
- Buddhism and Asian Politics (1962) (10)
- Bishops and Societies . A Study of Anglican Colonial and Missionary Expansion, 1698–1850. By Hans Cnattingius. London, S.P.C.K., 1952. xii+248. (1953) (9)
- The History of Religions (Essays on the Problem of Understanding). Vol. I (1968) (9)
- Some Reflections on Japanese Religion and Its Relationship to the Imperial System (1990) (8)
- Humanistic and Theological History of Religions With Special Reference To the North American Scene (1980) (8)
- Religions of the East (1961) (8)
- Introduction to the history of religions (1988) (8)
- The History of Religions: Understanding Human Experience (1987) (8)
- Some Remarks on Shintō (1988) (8)
- The Japanese "Kokutai" (National Community) History and Myth (1974) (8)
- The Buddhist Transformation in Japan (1965) (7)
- Nineteenth Century Religious Thought in the West: FRIEDRICH MAX MÜLLER AND THE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RELIGION (1985) (6)
- Folk Religion in Japan: Continuity and Change (1971) (6)
- The Making of a Historian of Religious (1968) (6)
- The Career of Maitreya, with Special Reference to Japan (1981) (6)
- The history of religions : retrospect and prospect : a collection of original essays (1985) (5)
- The Religious traditions of Asia (1989) (5)
- Ilmu perbandingan agama : inti dan bentuk pengalaman keagamaan (1984) (5)
- The Gods of Northern Buddhism. Alice Getty (1964) (5)
- The Christian tradition : beyond its European captivity (1996) (4)
- The Great Asian Religions (1970) (3)
- The Iron Flute. Nyogen Senzaki , Ruth Strout McCandlessZen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings. Paul Reps (1961) (3)
- Daisetz Teitarō Suzuki (1870-1966) (1967) (3)
- One of many faces of China: Maoism as a quasi-religion (1974) (3)
- The Catalpa Bow: A Study of Shamanistic Practices in Japan . By Carmen Blacker. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1975. Notes, Select Bibliography, Glossary, Index. $18.75 (1977) (3)
- Understanding and believing (1968) (3)
- The Three Pillars of Zen. Philip Kapleau (1967) (2)
- "A Past of Things Present": Notes on Major Motifs of Early Japanese Religions (1980) (2)
- Spiritual Liberation and Human Freedom in Contemporary Asia (1991) (2)
- The Mysteries — Papers From the Eranos Yearbooks , Vol. 2. Edited by Campbell Joseph. New York: Pantheon Books, 1955. 476 pp. $5.00. (1957) (2)
- Modern Trends in World Religions (1960) (2)
- Zen and Japanese Culture. Daisetz T. Suzuki (1960) (2)
- Understanding modern China (1970) (2)
- Transitions and transformations in the history of religions : essays in honor of Joseph M. Kitagawa (1980) (2)
- "Verstehen" and "Erlösung": Some Remarks on Joachim Wach's Work (1971) (1)
- Tokugawa Religion.Robert N. Bellah (1958) (1)
- Radhakrishnan: Comparative Studies in Philosophy Presented in Honour of His Sixtieth Birthday. W. R. Inge , L. P. Jacks , M. Hiriyanna , E. A. Burtt , R. T. Raju (1954) (1)
- The Myth of Asia: A Reflection of Western Stereotypes of Asian Religion, Philosophy, Art and Politics. (1970) (1)
- Religious studies, theological studies and the university-divinity school (1992) (1)
- The History of Religions: Essays on the Problem of Understanding. Essays in Divinity, Vol. I (1969) (1)
- The Essentials of Zen Buddhism: Selected from the Writings of Daisetz T. Suzuki. Bernard Phillips , Daisetz T. Suzuki (1962) (1)
- Kūkai as Master and Savior (1976) (1)
- Hideo Kishimoto (1903-1964) (1964) (1)
- The Confucian Persuasion. Arthur F. Wright (1961) (1)
- Understanding and believing : essays (1975) (1)
- Monarchy and Government:: Traditions and Ideologies in Pre-Modern Japan (1981) (1)
- Religion in Chinese Society. C. K. Yang (1964) (1)
- China in the Sixteenth Century: The Journals of Matthew Ricci: 1583–1610 . Translated from the Latin by Louis J. Gallagher, S. J. New York: Random House, 1953. v + 617 pages. $7.50. (1954) (1)
- The History of Religions . Vol. I (1968) (1)
- Book Review:The Central Philosophy of Buddhism: A Study of the Madhyamika System T. R. V. Murti (1956) (1)
- The Archeology of World Religions: The Background of Primitivism, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, Islam, and Sikhism (1953) (1)
- Development and Change: Religion and Society in Modern Japan: Continuity and Change. EDWARD NOR-BECK (1972) (1)
- American refugee policy : ethical and religious reflections (1984) (1)
- Understanding the Japanese Mind. James Clark Maloney (1954) (1)
- Dimensions of the East Asian Religious Universe (1991) (1)
- Church of South India: The Movement Towards Union 1900–1947. By Bengt Sundkler. Greenwich, Connecticut: The Seabury Press, 1954. 457 pp. $6.75. (1957) (1)
- Bibliography of Joachim Wach (1922-55) (1957) (1)
- Prehistoric Background of Japanese Religion (1963) (1)
- Contemporary Philosophical Thought in the Far East (1968) (0)
- The Ancient Gods. E. O. James (1961) (0)
- Recent Studies of Religion in Korea (1986) (0)
- Religious Knowledge. Paul F. Schmidt (1962) (0)
- A Giant in the History of Religions (1991) (0)
- Book Review:The Christian Faith and Non-Christian Religions Alan Coates Bouquet (1960) (0)
- III CONFRONTING THE BREAKDOWN OF COMMUNICATION IN WORLD CHRISTIANITY (1955) (0)
- Book Review:The Force of Women in Japanese History Mary R. Beard (1954) (0)
- Paradigm Change in Japanese Buddhism (1984) (0)
- Book Review:Yoga: The Method of Re-Integration Alain Danielou (Shiva Sharan); Yoga Dictionary Ernest Wood (1956) (0)
- BOOK REVIEWS: RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD (1964) (0)
- The Christian Mission Today. Joint Section of Education and Cultivation of the Board of Missions of the Methodist Church (1961) (0)
- The Hachiman Image in Japan (1986) (0)
- Book Review:Great Religions of Modern Man Richard A. Gard (1962) (0)
- Gandhi on World Affairs. Paul F. Powers (1961) (0)
- Modern trends in world religions : Paul Carus Memorial Symposium (1959) (0)
- Submission in Suffering. H. H. Rowley (1952) (0)
- Book Review:Meditation and Piety in the Far East Karl Ludvig Reichelt, Sverre Holth (1955) (0)
- Book Review:The Path of the Buddha: Buddhism Interpreted by Buddhists Kenneth W. Morgan (1957) (0)
- Buddhist Ethics and International Relations (1960) (0)
- Book Review:The Bible and the University: The Messianic Vision of William Rainey Harper James P. Wind (1988) (0)
- Confucian Personalities. Arthur F. Wright , Denis Twitchett (1964) (0)
- A Tagore Testament. Rabindranath Tagore , Indu Dutt (1955) (0)
- Book Review:Mohammedanism: An Historical Survey H. A. R. Gibb (1954) (0)
- A Valuable Republication (1972) (0)
- Book Review:The Sacred Books of the East Muller F. Max (1964) (0)
- Japanese Buddhism. Charles Eliot (1960) (0)
- Mircea Eliade (1907-86) (1986) (0)
- Book Review:The Lost Churches of China Leonard M. Outerbridge (1953) (0)
- Dōgen Studies. William R. LaFleur (1986) (0)
- Introduction to "The Shintō World of the 1880s" (1988) (0)
- Two Creative Epochs in East Asian Buddhism (1982) (0)
- Japan Begins Again. William C. KerrSongs from the Land of Dawn. Toyohiko Kagawa , Lois J. Erickson (1950) (0)
- Chinese Thought and Institutions. John K. Fairbank (1958) (0)
- Book Review:Man's Western Quest: The Principles of Civilization Denis de Rougemont, Montgomery Belgion (1962) (0)
- Zen for Western Readers (1987) (0)
- Book Review:The Christian Attitude to Other Religions E. C. Dewick (1953) (0)
- History of Japanese Religion. Masaharu Anesaki (1964) (0)
- The Principal Upaniṣads. S. Radhakrishnan (1955) (0)
- Dictionary of Mysticism . Edited by Gaynor Frank. New York: Philosophical Library, 1953. 210 pages. $5.00. (1954) (0)
- Book Review:Religion in Chinese Garment Karl Ludvig Reichelt, Joseph Tetlie (1953) (0)
- Book Review:The Cotton-Clad Mila: The Tibetan Poet-Saint's Life in Pictures Toni Schmid (1956) (0)
- The Supreme Identity. Alan W. Watts (1951) (0)
- Religions of China. Daniel L. Overmyer (1986) (0)
- Book Review:Mudra: A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture E. Dale Saunders (1960) (0)
- SEARCH FOR SELF-IDENTITY (1960) (0)
- Zen and American Thought. Van Meter AmesA History of Zen Buddhism. Heinrich Dumoulin (1964) (0)
- Book Review:The Hundred Thousand Songs: Selections from Milarepa, Poet-Saint of Tibet Antoinette K. Gordon (1961) (0)
- Early Buddhist Monachism. Sukumar Dutt (1962) (0)
- Book Review:The Impudent Dreamer: The Story of Tubby Clayton Melville Harcourt (1954) (0)
- Evanston - West Meets West? (1954) (0)
- Studies in Chinese Thought. Arthur F. Wright (1955) (0)
- The Practice of Chinese Buddhism: 1900-1950. Holmes WelchThe Chinese Mind: Essentials of Chinese Philosophy and Culture. Charles A. Moore (1969) (0)
- Book Review:Chinese Art and Culture Rene Grousset, Haakon Chevalier (1963) (0)
- The Practice of Zen. Chang Chen-chi (1960) (0)
- Seasonal Feasts and Festivals. E. O. James (1963) (0)
- On the Eightfold Path. George Appleton (1963) (0)
- Book Review:Heritage of Buddha: The Story of Siddhartha Gautama Celina LuZanne (1954) (0)
- Book Review:Religion on Trial: Mircea Eliade and His Critics Guilford Dudley, III (1979) (0)
- Book Review:The Catholic Church in Japan: A Short History Johannes Laures (1955) (0)
- The Zen Master Hakuin . Translated by Philip B. Yampolsky. New York: Columbia University Press, 1971. 222 pp. Appendix, Bibliography, Index. $10.00. (1972) (0)
- A Thousand Lives Away: Buddhism in Contemporary Burma. Winston L. KingIn the Hope of Nibbana: An Essay on Theravada Buddhist Ethics. Winston L. King (1967) (0)
- Christian Influence Upon the Ideology of the Taiping Rebellion, 1851–1864. By Eugene Powers Boardman. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1952. viii, 188 pages. (1953) (0)
- Modern Trends in World Religions@@@The History of Religions: Essays in Methodology (1960) (0)
- APPRECIATON of DAISETZ SUZUKI (1967) (0)
- Buddhism: Its Essence and Development. Edward Conze (1952) (0)
- World Religions. Benson Y. Landis (1957) (0)
- Book Review:The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam Hazrat Mizra Ghulam Ahmad (1955) (0)
- Book Review:Buddhist Meditation in the Southern School: Theory and Practice for Westerners G. Constant Lounsbery (1952) (0)
- Book Review:Zen Buddhism: Selected Writings of D. T. Suzuki William Barrett, D. T. Suzuki (1957) (0)
- Book Review:Ainu Folklore: Traditions and Culture of the Vanishing Aborigines of Japan Carl Etter (1950) (0)
- Many Peoples, Many Faiths: An Introduction to the Religious Life of Mankind. By Robert S. Ellwood, Jr. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1976. xvi+365 pages, 32 illustrations, 7 charts. $10.95. L.C. No. 75-37878 (1977) (0)
- Book Review:Religion and Progress in Modern Asia Robert N. Bellah (1966) (0)
- Contemporary Ethiopia . By David A. Talbot. New York: Philosophical Library. 1952. xxi+267 pages. - Islam in Ethiopia . By J. Spencer Trimingham. London: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, 1952. iv+299 pages. (1953) (0)
- Book Review:The Prayers of Man: From Primitive Peoples to Present Times Alfonso M. diNola, Patrick O'Connor, Rex Benedict (1961) (0)
- Book Review:The Concept of Mind in Indian Philosophy Sarasvati Chennakesavan (1961) (0)
- Bonnō no Kenkyū (A Study of Kleśa-A Study of Impurity and Its Purification in the Oriental Religions)@@@Bonno no Kenkyu (A Study of Klesa-A Study of Impurity and Its Purification in the Oriental Religions) (1977) (0)
- The case of the younger churches (1954) (0)
- Book Review:Essays on the History of Religions Raffaele Pettazzoni, H. J. Rose (1957) (0)
- Book Review:Studies in Zen Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, Christmas Humphreys (1956) (0)
- The Living God. Armand Pierhal (1951) (0)
- Book Review:Spiritual Disciplines Ralph Manheim, R. F. C. Hull (1961) (0)
- Philosophy of the Buddha. A. J. Bahm (1960) (0)
- Tokugawa Religion. Robert N. Bellah (1957) (0)
- Back Matter (1969) (0)
- Book Review:Cults and Creeds in Graeco-Roman Egypt H. Idris Bell (1954) (0)
- Book Review:Near Eastern Culture and Society T. Cuyler Young (1953) (0)
- Book Review:An Introduction to Zen Buddhism Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (1950) (0)
- Buddhism in Chinese History. Arthur F. Wright (1960) (0)
- Book Review:The Sacred Scriptures of the Japanese Post Wheeler (1953) (0)
- Sacred and Profane Beauty: The Holy in Art, by Gerardus van der Leeuw. 357 pp. New York, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, 1963. $6.50 (1964) (0)
- A First Zen Reader. Trevor Leggett (1961) (0)
- The Fundamentals of Hinduism. Satischandra Chatterjee (1956) (0)
- The Zen Master Hakuin. (1972) (0)
- Book Review:Young Man Shinran: A Reappraisal of Shinran's Life Takamichi Takahatake (1988) (0)
- Book Review:A History of Chinese Philosophy, Vol. II Fung Yu-lan, Derk Bodde (1955) (0)
- Modern Japanese Religions. C. B. Offner , H. van StraelenShintō: The Way of Japan. Floyd H. Ross (1966) (0)
- Religion in Contemporary Culture. Purnell Handy Benson (1962) (0)
- The Archeology of World Religions. Jack Finegan (1953) (0)
- Book Review:A Zen Life: D. T. Suzuki Remembered Masao Abe (1988) (0)
- Christianity, Communism and the Asian Revolution (1955) (0)
- Book Review:The World's Living Religions: An Historical Sketch Robert Ernest Hume (1960) (0)
- The Social Function of Art. Radhakamal Mukerjee (1955) (0)
- Book Review:Confucianism in Action David S. Nivison, Arthur F. Wright (1960) (0)
- Joachim Wach and Sociology of Religion (1957) (0)
- Neil McMullin. Buddhism and the State in Sixteenth-Century Japan. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 1984. Pp. ix, 441. $45.00 (1986) (0)
- Holmes Welch. Buddhism under Mao. (Harvard East Asian Series 69.) Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1972. Pp. xviii, 666. $16.00 (1973) (0)
- History of the Islamic Peoples. Carl Brockelmann , Joel Carmichael , Moshe PerlmannIslam and the West: The Making of an Image. Norman Daniel (1961) (0)
- Book Review:Instrument and Purpose: Studies on Rites and Rituals in South India Carl Gustav Diehl (1957) (0)
- Early Shinto: A Case Study (1979) (0)
- Book Review:Chiefs and Gods. Religious and Social Elements in the South Eastern Bantu Kingship Olof Pettersson (1954) (0)
- Experience, Knowledge and Understanding (1975) (0)
- Book Review:The Problem of the Self in Buddhism and Christianity Lynn A. de Silva (1983) (0)
- World Cultures and World Religions: The Coming Dialogue by Hendrik Kraemer. 386 pp. Philadelphia, The Westminster Press, 1961. $6.50 (1962) (0)
- Book Review:Buddhist Texts Through the Ages Edward Conze, I. B. Horner, D. Snellgrove, A. Waley (1954) (0)
- Back Matter (1988) (0)
- The Asian Mind Today (1973) (0)
- Vedanta for Modern Man. Christopher Isherwood (1954) (0)
- Man's Religions. John B. Noss (1957) (0)
- Japanese-American Episcopalians during World War II: The Legacy of the Isseis* (2000) (0)
- Back Matter (1988) (0)
- Book Review:The Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism Antoinette K. Gordon (1961) (0)
- Book Review:Buddhism: A Religion of Infinite Compassion Clarence H. Hamilton (1953) (0)
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